Kindergarten
Pointillism
Pointillism was invented by Georges Seurat. Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. This technique was invented in 1886, and was a branch of Impressionism.
Close up of "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (seen on top of this page)
Can you see how he only used primary colors in this painting to make all of those colors happen?
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Did you know there is an artist that made his paintings by using only dots? Pointillism was invented by George Seurat. He was from France, that's how he got that cool French sounding last name. Check out this video and learn how he did it!
Isn't it amazing that he did that whole painting by using only the primary colors of red, yellow and blue?! I've seen this actual painting. It's so amazing. It's in Chicago at the Art Institute of Chicago. If you ever get a chance to go there, try to find this painting. Some of the things that I found amazing were the fact that this painting is HUGE! It took him four years to paint it! When you look at the painting up close you only see dots of red, yellow, blue and some white and black. But, when you back way up in the room, you see all of the colors mixed up. It's amazing what our eyes can see!!!
Another artist that was inspired by Seurat is:
Yayoi Kusama
Let's take a look at the Color Wheel to understand this better:
The color wheel is so cool because it can give us all of the answers. You see.... if we look at it, we can figure out how colors are made. For instance, look at Yellow and Red. Which color is between those colors? Orange, right. This tells us that when you mix Yellow with Red, it will make Orange. What does Yellow and Blue make together? How about Red and Blue? Do you see how it gives us all of the answers?
I want you to use this color wheel information when you are coloring your drawing in the style of Pointillism!!! Here is one way you can do it....